AGENDA
EARLY LEARNING
January 1 through June 30, 2010
| Subject Matter |
WAC
Chapter or Sections |
Description (Contact the DEL rules coordinator at rules@del.wa.gov for current information on these rule proceedings.) |
Emergency Rule (CR-103E) |
Preproposal Notice (CR-101) |
Proposed Rule (CR-102) and Public Hearing or Expedited Rule (CR-105) | Permanent Rule (CR-103P) |
| Common terms, definitions and standards. | New WAC chapter, and possible revisions of other DEL rules in TITLE 170 WAC. | Adopting a new DEL WAC chapter to include terms, definitions or standards that apply to more than one DEL WAC chapter or program. Other DEL WAC chapters may be revised to eliminate duplication. | None | Filed 12/24/08
as WSR 09-01-185 |
To be determined | To be determined |
| Public records, DEL organization. | New chapter 170-01 WAC. |
Adopting a new DEL WAC chapter on public records requests, and adopting DEL organization and index rules required by law. | None | Filed 8/27/09 as WSR 09-18-055 |
Proposal anticipated in spring 2010 | Anticipated by mid-2010 |
| DEL hearing rules. | Chapter 170-03 WAC. | Adopting technical changes needed to make the rules consistent with other DEL WAC chapters and to revise hearing procedures. Some changes to procedural rules do not require filing a CR-101 preproposal notice. | None | Anticipated filing this period if needed | To be determined | To be determined |
| DEL background checks rules. | Chapter 170-06 WAC. | Revising the list of crimes that may disqualify a person from child care, and procedures for disqualification, reconsideration and due process. Reviewing the rules for consistency with the law and considering whether to apply DEL background check rules to other early learning programs. | None | Filed 12/24/08
as WSR 09-01-184 |
To be determined | To be determined |
| Head start coordination. | Chapter 170-12 WAC. |
No current rule-making activity. As needed DEL may initiate rule making to implement 2010 legislation. | None | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Early childhood education and assistance program (ECEAP). | Chapter 170-100 WAC. |
No current rule-making activity. As needed DEL may initiate rule making to implement 2010 legislation. | None | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Working connections and seasonal child care subsidy programs. | Chapter 170-290 WAC. | Revising child care subsidy rules to implement 2010 budget-related policy directives. | If needed | Filed 1/12/10
as WSR 10-03-033 |
To be determined | To be determined |
| Working connections child care (WCCC) and seasonal child care (SCC) subsidy programs. | Chapter 170-290 WAC (amended) and chapter 170-292 WAC (repeal). |
Revising the entire WCCC
chapter and combining the
SCC subsidy rules into
chapter 170-290 WAC.
Repealing all sections of
chapter 170-292 WAC. Start of second phase rules to be determined at a later date. |
None | Filed 2/3/09 as WSR 09-04-084 and 07-19-028 filed on 9/11/07 |
Filed 6/3/09 as WSR 08-12-115. Public hearings held 7/7/09 and 7/11/09 |
Filed
10/28/09 as
WSR 09-22-043. Rules effective 12/1/09 |
| Hand sanitizers in DEL-licensed child care facilities. | Chapters 170-151, 170-295, and 170-296 WAC. |
Revising rules to allow the use of alcohol-based hand sanitizers in licensed child care for children over twelve months of age with written permission of a parent or guardian. | Filed
10/22/09 as
WSR 09-22-011 |
Filed 10/22/09
as WSR 09-22-012 |
Anticipated in spring 2010 | To be determined |
| School-age child care centers. | Chapter 170-151 WAC. |
Revising the entire school age child care licensing WAC chapter. DEL has contracted school's out Washington (SOWA), a nonprofit group, to review the current rules, gather stakeholder input, and recommend possible WAC changes. SOWA is expected to offer its recommendations by July 2010. DEL will review the SOWA recommendations and determine draft and proposed rules. See the SOWA web site to learn more. | None | Filed 4/23/09 as WSR 09-10-009 |
Anticipated in 2011 | To be determined |
| Child care centers. | Chapter 170-295 WAC. |
No current rule-making activity. | None | DEL rule review anticipated to start in 2010-2011 | To be determined | To be determined |
| Family home child care. | Chapter 170-296 WAC. |
Revising the family home child care WAC chapter using a negotiated rule-making team (NRMT) consisting of parents, child care providers, the Service Employees International Union, advocates, Washington Child Care Resource and Referral network and DEL staff. The NRMT met from January 2007 through December 2009 to review and recommend draft rules. During the current period, DEL will review the NRMT recommendations and draft rules, and the department will continue developing the formal proposed rules. | None | Filed 12/01/06 as WSR 06-24-051 |
Anticipated in mid or fall 2010 | Anticipated in late 2010 |
| DEL rules. | All chapters of TITLE 170 WAC. | As rules in TITLE 170 WAC or other agency rules affecting DEL WAC are revised, DEL may revise its rules to update cross references or other information to keep DEL rules current. | N/A | N/A | Expedited or proposed rule making as needed | As needed |
Permanent Rules Adopted in the Twelve Months Prior to this Report: WSR 09-22-043 DEL working connections and seasonal child care subsidy program rules. Permanent rules filed on October 28, 2009, and effective December 1, 2009. Revising working connections child care subsidy rules in chapter 170-290 WAC; incorporating seasonal child care subsidy rules as new Part III of chapter 170-290 WAC; and repealing all sections of chapter 170-292 WAC, Seasonal child care.
Notes: This agenda is prepared for information purposes, and anticipated rule-making dates or periods noted in this agenda are planning estimates that are subject to change. Any errors or omissions in this agenda do not affect the actual DEL rules or DEL rule-making notices filed with the office of the code reviser and published in the Washington state register.
There may be additional DEL rule making that cannot be forecasted as the department adopts rules to implement new state laws, to meet federal requirements, or to meet unforeseen circumstances. Emergency rules noted, if any, are those in effect at the time this agenda was filed with the code reviser or were the last emergency rules filed on the particular subject.
For more information about DEL rule making, or to join a mailing list to receive DEL rule notices and draft materials, please e-mail Rules@del.wa.gov, or write to the DEL Rules Coordinator, P.O. Box 40970, Olympia, WA 98504-0970.
CR means "code reviser." The legislature's office of the code reviser creates the rule-making notice forms filed by all state agencies.
CR-101 is a preproposal statement of inquiry notice filed under RCW 34.05.310.
CR-102 is a proposed rule-making notice filed under RCW 34.05.320, a continuance notice under RCW 34.05.325, or a supplemental proposed rule-making notice under RCW 34.05.340. CR-103 is a CR-103P rule-making order filed under RCW 34.05.360 for permanent rules, or a CR-103E rule-making order filed under RCW 34.05.350 for temporary emergency rules.
CR-105 is an expedited rule-making notice filed under RCW 34.05.353.
WSR means "Washington state register." The WSR numbers noted in the agenda are the official filing numbers assigned by the office of the code reviser and entered on materials submitted for publication in the Washington state register.